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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT | ROLL FORMING
TESTING

American Roll Form Products

American Roll Form Products is a full-service custom
Johnson Bros Metal Forming Co.
fabricator, providing roll forming, turret punching,
press braking, powder coating, robotic welding,
Johnson Bros Metal Forming is a manufacturer Talesun Solar USA
stamping, and assembly. Ground pile roll tooling is
of panel frames and other solar energy com- Talesun Solar USA offers quality poly and mono
ponents, such as the supports and structural modules in 60- and 72-cell formats. Talesun mod- available as a lightweight and low-cost alternative
tec5usa
to wide lange beams, as well as for north-south
components for panels, as well as relector ules are constructed in a fully automated manufac- rails, east-west rails, diagonal bracing, module at-
troughs for solar concentrators. They offer a The MultiSpec series from tec5usa is a family turing facility, certiied with the highest standard tachment rails, and more. American Roll Form Prod-
wide variety of custom shapes for various dif- of reliable, low-maintenance, fast measuring of production excellence for module quality and
ferent solar panel frames and structures. spectrometer systems (detector-array technol- reliability. This production model delivers notable ucts also offer engineering, prototyping, inventory
www.johnsonrollforming.com
ogy). A wide spectral range from 190 nm to management, tooling cost amortization, packaging,
price-to-performance ratios. Modules meet interna- and shipping.
2200 nm can be covered with high sensitivity tional standards and certiications. They come with http://arfpcorp.com
and high signal-to-noise ratio. Systems are a 10-year product warranty, a 25-year linear power
used for a multitude of applications, including: performance warranty, as well as SolarSafe third-
solar irradiance; monitoring of sunlight simula-
party warranty insurance.
SAFETY
tors; concentration determination in wet chem- www.talesunusa.com
istry; plasma detection in dry-edge processes;
and thin-ilm analysis of all kinds of coatings.
www.tec5usa.com

PV MODULE INSPECTION

Roll Forming Corporation
Roll Forming Corporation offers comprehensive Garlock Safety Systems
Stratasense
Garlock manufactures a variety of roof-edge fall
partnerships with services that extend from FSI Technologies Inc.
initial engineering concepts and raw material Stratasense provides a hardware and software solu- prevention systems, ideal for rooftop solar projects. FSI Technologies (FSI) has been a trusted manufac-
sourcing, to product development, full-scale tions for acquiring the current versus voltage (IV) Products include warning lines, portable rail sys- turer of factory automation systems and products
production, and beyond. Their in-house tooling curves of operating solar modules. With successful tems, as well as leading-edge rail and cable fall
prevention systems. since 1959. They can provide a full range of factory
department provides tooling and maintenance deployments around the world, they perform valu- automation systems, engineering, and training for
support, and can even utilize inite element able research and analytics to measure the quality www.garlocksafetysystems.com
all solar manufacturing applications. They are part-
analysis to improve new product launches. of PV modules. The Statasense IV curve tracer is nered with NeuroCheck vision software, EyeSpector
the only instrument speciically designed to perform
And, to complete the supply chain, Roll Forming SECURITY EQUIPMENT
Smart Cameras, and Eye Vision Software. FSI’s
Corporation provides parts’ ordering, inventory, continuous, real-time, and in-situ monitoring of the Assured Path to Success TM program has a 100%
secondary processing, and logistical support for IV curve of PV modules.
success rate on even the toughest applications.
lean manufacturing and assembly operations. www.fsinet.com
www.pvtracer.com
www.rfcorp.com

Southwest Microwave, Inc.
Southwest Microwave is a producer of high-per-

formance outdoor perimeter security systems, with
over 40 years of experience. The company offers
Commercial Installations
precise, intrusion detection for security-sensitive
applications and harsh environments. Southwest

Microwave’s INTREPID sensor technologies deliver
the industry’s broadest feature set and highest
detection performance, effectively protecting solar
energy facilities worldwide.

www.southwestmicrowave.com/ssd/

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